Pilot

The IGRUA CPL Entrance Exam is the gateway to build up a successful Career in Aviation Industry. Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Urban Akademi conducts Commercial Pilot Exam for those candidates who want to take admission in IGRUA CPL Course. Students wishing to become a pilot after 10+2 need to possess a Student Pilot License (SPL). Only those with 10+2 with Science and aged at least 16 years are eligible to get a SPL. To get the SPL you should register at a flying club, which is recognized by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Government of India. An oral examination in subjects such as Air Regulations, Aviation Meteorology, Air Navigation, Engine (technical and specific) follows the registration.

To become a loco pilot in Indian Railways, candidates should have ITI Diploma with 10th or engineering Diploma.
As per the latest updates about the RRB Assistant Loco Pilot Exam, the detailed centralized employment notification for 2018 is released on 3rd Feb 2018. Get the complete details of the exam - https://www.eduncle.com/rrb-assistant-loco-pilot-recruitment-exam The total number of vacancies for the post RRB ALP and Technician Categories are 26502. The online registration for RRB ALP has been started and the last date to fill the form is 5th March 2018.
Loco Pilot Recruitment drives are held by various RRBs. There are 21 Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) in India. The RRB ALP Recruitment 2018 will be done by these 21 RRBs.
So, candidates who want to appear to hurry up and fill the form.

Hello,I will suggest you do a degree or degrees after class 12th. It serves as a backup plan when you are unfortunately get laid off for any reason. Now to point out. Complete class 2 Medicals and class 1 Medicals first and then after confirming you are eligible then go and apply for flight schools or join a cadet programme sponsored by an airline where you will have to undergo selection tests, if got selected then you will be signed to do training with them and they all consider you as an employee by giving money during the training period. Note that you only pay money for training. Once you complete the training successfully and after you get placed, you'll be repaid the amount in the monthly instalment in addition to your salary.
You can do your pilot training abroad. But I'll suggest you to complete all the theory papers (5 papers for CPL) before enrolling in a foreign fly school. This will help you complete the course quickly and serve well enough making the license conversation process easier when you return back to India.
I would suggest to take up the entrance test of IGRUA. It is one the finest institutes in India.
Best of luck.

There are 3 stages to becoming a commercial pilot as mentioned below:
1) To become a commercial pilot in India, one has to first possess a Student Pilot License (SPL). To get the SPL those with 10+2 with Science and aged at least 16 years should register at a flying club, which is recognized by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Government of India. Registration requires a medical certificate, security clearance and a bank guarantee. An oral examination in subjects such as Air Regulations, Aviation Meteorology, Air Navigation, Engine (technical and specific) follows the registration. Successful completion of the examination entitles you for an SPL certificate.
2) The second step is the Private Pilot License (PPL). PPL training includes sixty hours of flying of which about fifteen hours are dual flights, that is accompanied by the flight instructor and at least 30 hours of solo flights apart from five hours of cross-country flying. This makes one eligible for the PPL exam, which consists of Air Regulation, Aviation Meteorology, Air Navigation, Aircraft Engines and Seamanship. The prescribed age for appearing for this exam is 17 years and an educational qualification of 10+2 along with a medical Fitness Certificate issued by the Armed Forces Central Medical Establishment (AFCME).
3) A Commercial Pilot Licence may be obtained only after a PPL has been acquired. To obtain a Commercial Pilots License (CPL) 250 hours of flying (including 60 hours for the PPL) is necessary. Besides that you have to undergo a Medical Fitness Test which is held at New Delhi and an examination which consists of Air Regulations, Aviation Meteorology, Air Navigation, Technical, Planning, and communications in the form of Radio & Wireless Transmission. With the CPL, a pilot can take up any professional assignment.

Basic pre-requisites to apply for a commercial pilot course is mentioned below:
1) You must complete Class XII under the 10+2 system or its equivalent with a minimum of 50 per cent marks in maths and physics.
2) You must be at least 16 years of age to be eligible for a Student Pilot License, 17 for a Private Pilot License, and 18 for a Commercial Pilot License.
3) Alternatively, you could directly enroll for the Private Pilot License once you have cleared Class XII and are 17 years old. This involves taking an exam conducted by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation* consisting of theory papers on air navigation, aviation meteorology, air regulation and technical aspects.
4) Your vision in one eye must be perfect. In general medical terminology, it is called 6/6 eyesight. In the other eye, you could have an imperfection of 6/9, which must be correctable to 6/6.
5) General physical fitness is mandatory. You must be free of any disease that can hamper normal function.
6) You need to complete the requisite number of hours, clear written papers and the medical examination. You need 70 percent marks to pass in each of these papers. You can keep appearing until you clear them.
Note: The application form is available at all flying clubs. You can also write to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. Send a self-addressed envelope, requesting them to send it back to you. Regards.

Talking of doing CPL and then thinking of doing it at cheap cost are two far ends.
Doing CPL is a costly affair and it requires the candidate to fly actual aircraft and since it is a professional course it should be done under the guidance of experienced and well trained instructors.
You may find cheap flying clubs in Phillipines, many go there to do their CPL training and after returning they convert their license to Indian license.
But there's another fact related to it, that a couple of years ago Phillipines was black listed by DGCA for doing CPL. Although now the restrictions have been lifted off.
Experienced and professional instructors and examiners shall train you to be a good pilot whereas you may just do a formality by doing it from any cheaper institutes.
Decide wisely before you enrol into any flying school and do check it's credibility in DGCA's records.